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May 23, 2013

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Whooping Cough (Pertussis) article.

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asthma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Common cold: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cyanotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dehydration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diphtheria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

DTaP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

DTP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erythromycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunization: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Infant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laryngeal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malnutrition: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pertussis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Postpartum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Public health: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Reservoir: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Runny nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetanus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trimester: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Upper respiratory infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccines: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Voice box: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Whooping cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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